Lineup Archive

Lollapalooza 1993 lineup

The Lollapalooza line-up page lists 64 acts for Lollapalooza 1993 across 2 stages. The headliner was Alice in Chains. 60 acts appeared at Lollapalooza for the first time in our records.

64acts
2stages
94%first time at Lollapalooza
Alice in Chains
Primus Dinosaur Jr. Fishbone Arrested Development Front 242 Babes in Toyland Tool Rage Against the Machine
Mercury Rev Mutabaruka Unrest A Lighter Shade of Brown Royal Trux Cell Mosquito Sebadoh Tsunami Free Kitten Thurston Moore Truly Hazel Kill Sybil Charlie Hunter Trio 10 Bass T Bash & Pop Ritual Device Janitor Joe Vulgar Boatmen Red Red Meat Catherine Antenna Lambchop Scrawl The Coctails Paul K and the Weathermen Fifth Column Verve Luscious Jackson +25 more

Full lineup

Main Stage

  1. 1Alice in Chains
  2. 2Primus
  3. 3Dinosaur Jr.
  4. 4Fishbone
  5. 5Arrested Development
  6. 6Front 242
  7. 7Babes in Toyland (June 18 – July 13)
  8. 8Tool (July 16 – August 7)
  9. 9Rage Against the Machine

Side Stage

  1. 1Tool (June 18 – July 13)
  2. 2Mercury Rev (June 18 – June 29)
  3. 3Mutabaruka (June 18 – June 29)
  4. 4Unrest (July 1 – July 13)
  5. 5A Lighter Shade of Brown (July 1 – July 6)
  6. 6Royal Trux (July 10 – July 18)
  7. 7Cell (July 16 – July 28)
  8. 8Mosquito (July 20 – July 28)
  9. 9Sebadoh (July 30 – August 7)
  10. 10Tsunami (July 30 – August 7)
  11. 11Free Kitten (July 30 – August 7)
  12. 12Thurston Moore (July 30 – August 7)
  13. 13Truly (June 18, Vancouver)
  14. 14Hazel (June 19, George WA)
  15. 15Kill Sybil (June 20, Portland)
  16. 16Charlie Hunter Trio (June 22, San Francisco)
  17. 1710 Bass T (June 23, San Francisco)
  18. 18Bash & Pop (June 25, 26, Salt Lake City, Denver)
  19. 19Ritual Device (June 28, Des Moines)
  20. 20Janitor Joe (June 29, St. Paul)
  21. 21Vulgar Boatmen (July 1, St. Louis)
  22. 22Red Red Meat (July 2, Chicago)
  23. 23Catherine (July 3, Chicago)
  24. 24Antenna (July 5, Indianapolis)
  25. 25Lambchop (July 6, Nashville)
  26. 26Scrawl (July 8, Columbus)
  27. 27The Coctails (July 8, Columbus, July 9, Detroit)
  28. 28Paul K and the Weathermen (July 9, Detroit)
  29. 29Fifth Column (July 10, Barrie ON)
  30. 30Verve (July 12, 13, Stanhope NJ)
  31. 31Luscious Jackson (July 16, Stanhope NJ)
  32. 32Drop Nineteens (July 16, Stanhope NJ)
  33. 33Combustible Edison (July 17, Providence)
  34. 34Swirlies (July 17, Providence)
  35. 35The Goats (July 18, Philadelphia)
  36. 36Sleepyhead (July 18, Philadelphia)
  37. 37Eggs (July 20, Charles Town WV)
  38. 38Girls Against Boys (July 20, Charles Town WV)
  39. 39The Karl Hendricks Trio (July 21, Pittsburgh)
  40. 40Hurl (July 21, Pittsburgh)
  41. 41Small (July 23, Raleigh)
  42. 42Archers of Loaf (July 23, Raleigh)
  43. 43Vanilla Trainwreck (July 24, Charlotte)
  44. 44Motorolla (July 24, Charlotte)
  45. 45The Daisy Group (July 25, Atlanta)
  46. 46Moving Targets (July 25, Atlanta)
  47. 47Crowsdell (July 28, Orlando)
  48. 48Naiomi's Hair (July 28, Orlando)
  49. 49Glue (July 31, August 1, Houston, Dallas)
  50. 50Brothers Grimm (August 4, Phoenix)
  51. 51Ethyl Meatplow (August 6, Los Angeles)
  52. 52Blue Dog Love (August 6, Los Angeles)
  53. 53Dos (August 6, 7, Los Angeles)
  54. 54DFL (August 7, Los Angeles)
  55. 55Universal Congress Of (August 7, Los Angeles)
  56. 56The Runties (Puppet Show most dates)
On this bill

Their festival histories

Rage Against the Machine 11 appearances · headlined 5× Dinosaur Jr. 10 appearances Mercury Rev 9 appearances The Verve 8 appearances · headlined 1× Tool 8 appearances · headlined 4× Fishbone 6 appearances Girls Against Boys 5 appearances Luscious Jackson 5 appearances

First time at Lollapalooza in 1993

Alice in ChainsArrested DevelopmentBabes in ToylandDinosaur Jr.Front 242PrimusTool10 Bass TA Lighter Shade of BrownAntennaArchers of LoafBash & PopBlue Dog LoveBrothers GrimmCatherineCellCharlie Hunter TrioThe CoctailsCombustible EdisonCrowsdellThe Daisy GroupDFLDosDrop NineteensEggsEthyl MeatplowFifth ColumnFree KittenGirls Against BoysGlueThe GoatsHazelHurlJanitor JoeThe Karl Hendricks TrioKill SybilLambchopLuscious JacksonMercury RevMosquito+20 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Fishbonelast played Lollapalooza in 19912 years

Other festivals in 1993

Glastonbury 1993 2 sharedReading & Leeds 1993 8 sharedNewport Folk 1993
Next yearLollapalooza 1994Smashing PumpkinsSee the lineup →

Questions about Lollapalooza 1993

Who headlined Lollapalooza 1993?

Alice in Chains was the headliner of Lollapalooza 1993. The source marks no headliners, so these are the first acts listed on the main stage each day.

How many acts are on the Lollapalooza 1993 lineup?

The Lollapalooza line-up page lists 64 acts for Lollapalooza 1993 across 2 stages. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Lollapalooza for the first time in 1993?

60 acts on the 1993 lineup had not appeared at Lollapalooza before in our records, including Alice in Chains, Arrested Development, Babes in Toyland, Dinosaur Jr. and Front 242.

Source: Wikipedia, "List of Lollapalooza lineups by year" (revision 1381523646), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This year's source marks no headliners, so the first act listed on the main stage each day is shown as the headliner. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.